Fashion Icon 4 - Dita Von Tees

Dita Von Tees is one of my guilty pleasure and a definite fashion icon of mine.  There is something about her style that I love and I adore how she throws herself into her style.  I have issues with her profession, i.e. Burlesque, but from a purely fashion and style aspect, wooooow mama, she rocks!!

I was looking for photos to share and I had to stop because there are SO many that I love.  Even when she is traveling she is stylish, yet comfortable. 

 I love her hat in this photo.

 She even wears flats.

 I am adding a bolero like this to Must Haves List.

She hearkens back to a time when women took more time and pride in their personal appearance.  My grandmother used to reminisce about a time when women didn’t even go to the grocery store without looking appropriate.  That didn’t mean they spend an hour in front of the mirror, but they did take the time to look nice.

I really want a sweater like this one!  I love the detailing on it.

Is it just me or do women just not know what looks good on them anymore.  We are so used to buying whatever is in “style” at the moment, that we don’t pay attention if the fashion actually looks good on our particular shapes.  We have never learned to dress in a way that actually looks good on the build/figure we have.  We can’t all look like Dita, but we can all learn what looks good on us.  It take practice to learn what works and what doesn't.  She talked about how important practice is here in this article

My figure “type” is a classic hourglass..  I do not have a significantly smaller waist, like Dita does, but I am still an hourglass.  One of my goals for the future and after getting to my goal weight is to figure out what styles actually look good on me.  Too often I have bought something that is in style, only to figure out it doesn’t look good on my shape.  Baby doll dress for one…

I can't wait to find some really great pieces that are really "me!".  I envy Dita's ability to see and understand what looks good on her and having the boldness to carry it off so flawlessly. 

Here are some more photos to give you an idea what I am talking about.  Vavavoom!

 Dita in Paris!!

 I have almost this exact dress in red.  I got it from Heart My Closet. 

See what I mean????